College of Business records
Scope and Contents
Contains a variety of brochures, publications, and newsletters published by the BYU College of Business. Includes little in the way of official correspondence or minutes.
Dates
- 1947-1989
Creator
- Brigham Young University. College of Business (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the College of Business records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
The College of Business had its beginnings when Benjamin Cluff organized the Commercial College in 1881. Following several curriculum and administrative changes, the Commercial College became the college of Commerce and Business Administration in 1921 under the guidance of George Brimhall. In 1957 the College of Business was created under the auspices of Ernest Wilkinson. In 1982 the College of Business moved into the Tanner Building, and in 1988 the College of Business changed its name to the Marriott School of Management. The deans of the College of Business were: William F. Edwards, 1951-1957 Weldon J. Taylor, 1957-1974 Bryce B. Orton, 1974-1975 Merrill J. Bateman, 1975-1979 William G. Dyer, 1979-1984 Paul H. Thompson, 1984-1989 Fred Skousen, 1989- .
Extent
14 boxes (7 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in 14 series: 1. College of Business files, 1947-1986; 2. Department of Business Education files, 1955-1977; 3. Executive lecture series/awards, 1947-1989; 4. Graduate School of Management files, 1959-1987; 5. Master's of Public Administration files, 1975; 6. Master's of Business Administration files, 1966-1981; 7. Department of Economics files, 1963-1973; 8. Department of Accounting files, 1963-1985; 9. Department of Business Management files, 1961-1965; 10. College of Business Survey Research Center files, 1970-1974; 11. College of Organizational Behavior files, 1971-1975; 12. Skaggs Institute files; 13. National Advisory Council files; and 14. College of Business files, 1967-1987.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA674.xml
Custodial History
Materials were transfered from BYU College of Business.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Department of Business.
Appraisal
Office files (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Processing Information
Processed; 2002.
- Title
- Register of the College of Business records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009 September 23: GilEADized to correct small errors. Updated to DACS and CCLA compliance by Nate Smith.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US